Senior Network Test amp; Certification Engineer-NYC Local

Role: Senior Network Test amp; Certification Engineer

Location: NYC – Hybrid 3 days onsite-Only local candidates who can go In-person interview

Experience: 12+ yearsTech interview followed by client in-person interview in NYC location – 

 Senior Network Test amp; Certification Engineer with strong enterprise networking, automation, Linux, and AI-assisted engineering experience. The engineer will be responsible for testing and certifying network hardware, software releases, patches, and new features before production deployment.Key Responsibilities – make sure below highlighted skill in yellow are mandate.Perform network lab testing, functional/regression testing, code and patch certification, performance and interoperability validation.Test and troubleshoot BGP, OSPF, L2/L3, routing, switching, failover and convergence scenarios.Work with Cisco Catalyst, Nexus, ASR/ISR and IOS-XE/NX-OS environments.Develop network test automation using Python, Ansible, APIs and Git/GitHub.Use AI/GenAI and Agentic AI to accelerate test-case generation, log/configuration analysis, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, CVE/patch assessment and certification reporting.Perform Linux-based network troubleshooting using tcpdump, Wireshark and related tools.Document test results, defects, risks and production-readiness recommendations.Required Skills10+ years of hands-on Network Engineering experience.Strong BGP, OSPF, TCP/IP and enterprise routing/switching.Hands-on Cisco Catalyst/NexASR/ISR experience.Experience with network testing, validation or certification.Good hands-on Python and Ansible automation.Strong Linux networking and troubleshooting knowledge.CCNP DevNet/DevCor or equivalent network automation expertise strongly preferred.Exposure to GenAI/LLMs, AI-assisted automation or Agentic AI workflows.Preferred SkillsIXIA/Spirent, Arista, Kubernetes/CNI, Cilium/eBPF, Robot Framework, multicast (IGMP/PIM), CVE/security patch validation, CI/CD and cloud networking.Ideal candidate: A strong Network Engineer who can combine network testing + Python/Ansible automation + AI-assisted engineering to make network certification faster, more automated and more reliable.